November - Tobacco Free Living

NOVEMBER - TOBACCO FREE LIVING

Data shows us that active duty Sailors and Marines use tobacco products at higher rates than the adult civilian population.

In addition, products like e-cigarettes, JUUL, and hookah are becoming more popular due to increased marketing, the idea that these products are less harmful than traditional tobacco products, unique flavors, and the ability to use discretely. But tobacco use impacts the health and the readiness of Sailors and Marines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), report that of current adult smokers, 68.8 percent said they want to quit completely.¹ NMCPHC is committed to providing Sailors, Marines, beneficiaries, and DoD civilians with the tools they need to live a tobacco free lifestyle and to quit tobacco.

Planning Ahead 

• Message for Commanding Officers
• Plan of the Week Notes
• Activity Ideas

• Support the Quit 

  • Support the Quit Instructions
  • Social Media Badge/E-Card: I choose to quit
  • Social Media Badge/E-Card: I support those who choose to quit
  • Social Media Badge/E-Card: 1 day tobacco free
  • Social Media Badge/E-Card: 1 week tobacco free
  • Social Media Badge/E-Card: 1 month tobacco free
  • Certificate of Accomplishment
• Great American Smokeout

Key Resources

Posters 

• Make your future tobacco free (YCQ2)
• You are not alone (YCQ2)
• Thinking of Quitting Vaping (NMCPHC HPW)
• I Quit Tobacco (Navy & Marines) (17 x 22) (NMCPHC HPW)
• I Quit Tobacco (Navy & Marines) (mini-poster 8.5 x 11) (NMCPHC HPW)
• Are You Compromising the Mission? - Ship (17 x 22) (NMCPHC HPW)
• Are You Compromising the Mission? - Ship (mini-poster 8.5 x 11) (NMCPHC HPW)
• Are You Compromising the Mission? - Sailor (17 x 22) (NMCPHC HPW)
• Are You Compromising the Mission? - Sailor (mini-poster 8.5 x 11) (NMCPHC HPW)
• Are You Compromising the Mission? - Marine (17 x 22) (NMCPHC HPW)
• Are You Compromising the Mission? - Marine (mini-poster 8.5 x 11) (NMCPHC HPW)
• Secondhand Smoke is Harmful to Everyone (NMCPHC HPW)
• Think Alternative Tobacco Products are Harmless? (NMCPHC HPW)
• Tips From Former Smokers Ads (CDC)
• Smoking cessation education posters (FDA)
• Thinking about Quitting? (YCQ2)
• American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout Posters (ACS)

Fact Sheets and Infographics 

• Reasons To Quit Smoking (CDC)
• The Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking (NMCPHC HPW)
• History of Tobacco (NMCPHC HPW)
• Hooked on Hookah (NMCPHC HPW)
• E-cigs and Vapes: Know the Facts (YCQ2)
• Yes! That’s a Tobacco Product (YCQ2)
• Secondhand Smoke is Toxic (CDC)
• Cigarette Smoke Affects Your Body (HHS)
• Smoking Affects Your Pregnancy and Your Children (HHS)
• Women and Smoking (CDC)
• Diabetes and Smoking (CDC/PHS)

Brochures and Guides 

• Starter Kit to Quit Tobacco (NMCPHC HPW)
• Clearing the Air: Quit Smoking Today (NCI)
• What You Need To Know About Quitting Smoking (HHS/CDC/PHS)
• Let's Make the Next Generation Tobacco-Free (HHS)
• Tobacco Cessation Resource Guide (YCQ2)

Videos 

• Tips from Former Smokers (CDC)
• Benefits of cessation over time
• NMCPHC Tobacco Videos
  • Never Start
  • On the Inside
  • Next Steps
  • The Competition

Interactive Mobile Apps, Tools, and Quizzes 

• Savings Calculator (YCQ2)
• Every Try Counts (FDA)
• Smokefree.gov Text Messaging Programs including SmokefreeTXT, DipfreeTXT, SmokefreeVET, as well as on-demand support.
• QuitGuide (Smokefree.gov)
• quitSTART (Smokefree.gov)
• How Bad is Secondhand Smoke? Quiz (Smokefree.gov)
• What Are Your Withdrawal Symptoms? Quiz (Smokfree.gov)
• What’s Your Stress Level? Quiz (Smokefree.gov)
• How Strong is Your Nicotine Addiction? Quiz (Smokefree.gov)
• ACS “Smoking Habits Quiz”
• Making a Quit Plan (YCQ2)

Learn More 

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Smoking and Tobacco Use
• Smokefree.gov
• BeTobacco Free.gov
• Navy and Marine Corps Public Health Center (NMCPHC) Tobacco Free Living
• YouCanQuit2

TOPIC OF INTEREST – DIABETES 

• Fact Sheets
  • Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors to Prevent Prediabetes from Becoming Type 2 Diabetes

• Resources 

  • HPW resources:
    • The Link between Weight and Disease
    • 10 Tips for Eating Healthy
    • Exercise Programs for Active, Healthy Living
    • Healthy Weight Toolbox
  • External resources:
    • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIH)
    • National Diabetes Prevention Program
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

[1] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.15. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2017;65:1457-1464.